What color is #A5BABB?

#A5BABB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5BABB?

The RGB value is 165, 186, 187: 165 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5BABB?

The complementary color is #BBA6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5BABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5BABB color

#A5BABB rgb(165, 186, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5BABB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 72.9% green and 73.3% blue (165, 186, 187).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#A5BABB color codes

HEX	`#A5BABB`
RGB	`rgb(165, 186, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 72.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74, -6.96, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74, 7.56, 202.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.043, 46.704, 53.804)`
Decimal	`10861243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5BABB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A5BABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5BABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A5BABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5babb; }
.text { color: #a5babb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5babb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 186 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5babb, #a5afbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5BABB?: #A5BABB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5BABB?: The RGB value is 165, 186, 187: 165 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5BABB?: The complementary color is #BBA6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5BABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.